Chin-supporter.



No. 771,982. PATENTBD OCT. 11, 1904.

S. N. HISER.

CHIN SUPPORTER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12, 1904.

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UNITED STATES Patented October 11, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

SHERMAN N. HISER, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE CHAMPIONCHEMICAL COMPANY, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, A

CORPORATION OF OHIO.

CHlN-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 771,982, dated October11, 1904.

Application filed March 12, 1904.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SHERMAN N. HISER, a citizen of the United States,residingat Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Chin-Supporters, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to chin-supporters for use by undertakers insupporting and sustaining the chins of corpses until such time as theyshall become set with the mouth closed.

The invention consists, essentially, of a block or frame sustained uponthe chest by a cord or band, adjustable as to length, which encirclesthe neck and carrying a rod which may be adjusted up and downand whichhas a suitable rest for contact with the chin.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification andon which like reference-letters indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1is a side elevation of my chin-supporter, showing in dotted lines aface, neck, and chest to illustrate the application of the device; Fig.2, a perspective view of the supporter alone; Fig. 3, a detail view of apart of the block or frame, showing the notch employed for holding the.free end of the neck cord or band; and Fig. 4, a detail sectional viewtaken crosswise from the block or frame, the binding-screw, and theadjustable rod.

The letter A designates a block or frame preferably constructed of hardrubber and having an orifice B, in which is fitted to slide anadjustable rod O, adapted to be held in adjusted positions by theset-screw D or other suitable fastening device carried by the block orframe A. The latter is further provided with an opening E at one sideand a notch F at the other side for a purpose presently to be stated.The rod O is preferably curved somewhat to more readily extend above theblock or frame Ain one direction to the chin and in the other toward thechest without unduly binding against the chest. The rod has a slightlyflattened surface G on the side against which the fastening device orsetscrew D impinges, so that the end of the screw will the more readilybind it without tending Serial No. 197,773. (No model.)

to mar the rod, which, like the frame A, the set-screw D, and thechin-piece H, is by preference constructed of hard rubber. The chinpieceH is secured to the upper end of the rod C and extends crosswise, so asto readily fit under and against the chin and to be adapted to bepressed quite severely against the chin without marring or indenting it.

The letter I designates a cord, tape, or binding of any suitablematerial and designed to connect with the block or frame A in a mannerto be adjusted as to length, and to pass around and under the neck, soas to form a stay to hold the block against the pressure exerted by therod 0. This cord I is secured to the frame at one end by being passedthrough the orifice E and tied to form a knot or enlargement to keep thecord from pulling out of the opening. The other branch of the cord hasan end knot or enlargement J and one or more other knots or enlargementsK, so that this branch of the cord may be connected at one point oranother to the block or frame A, according to the length required to goaround the neck. The notch F is inclined upward and terminates in a seatF, so that the cord when introduced into the notch will finally rest inthe seat F and be drawn upward therein by the strain which is on thecord. In this way the cord will not become dislodged from the block orframe. VVhileI have thus minutely described the construction andarrangement of the cord and its connection with the block or frame, itwill be understood that my invention comprises also any other mode ofconnecting the cord, tape, or band to the block or frame and ofadjusting the same to the different lengths required.

The article is light and neat, but effective for the purpose.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a chin supporter, the combination with a block or frame, and a rodcarried thereby and adapted for contact with the chin, of a cord or bandconnected to. the block or frame and adapted to be taken up or let outin length and to pass around the neck to sustain the block or frameagainst the pressure exerted from the rod.

2. In a chin-supporter, the combination With a block or frame, and a rodadjustably secured thereon and adapted at one end to bear against andsupport the chin, of a cord or tape secured to the block or frame andadapted to be taken up or let out and to pass around the neck andsustain the block or frame.

3. In a chin-supporter, the combination With a block or frame having anopening, a hole, a notch having a seat and a set-screw, a

rod slidably mounted in the opening and adapted to be held by theset-screw, a chin-plate on the rod, a cord having a series ofenlargements, one end of the cord being permanently fastened to theblock or frame and the other portion insertible in the notch.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

SHERMAN N. HISER. Witnesses:

E. O. HAGAN, GERTRUDE D. YOUNG.

